Audra Pebble Stoneware Bowl 30cm - White

Audra is a wide, low stoneware bowl with the soft, gently irregular outline of a sea-worn pebble. It measures 30cm across and 7.5cm tall, and a thick, rounded rim curves inwards to a shallow well that holds 100ml. The white glaze carries a fine speckle that keeps the surface from looking flat or clinical, and at 1.6KG it is a solid, substantial piece rather than a delicate one. Stoneware is dense and hard-wearing, which suits a bowl meant to be handled and moved around the home.

As a decorative bowl it sits well on a coffee table, a side table, a sideboard or a deep windowsill, where its low profile reads as a quiet, sculptural shape rather than a container. In a hallway it makes a calm catch-all for keys and loose change; in a living room or bedroom it is a good home for shells, smooth stones or a few small ornaments. It is suitable for food too, so it can come to the table when you have guests: the shallow 100ml well suits a small serving of olives, nuts or sweets, and the generous width makes it an easy centrepiece for a dining table or a kitchen island.

The bowl is stoneware throughout, finished in a white glaze, and because of the nature of that glaze the colour can vary a little from one piece to the next, so yours will be its own. It is not dishwasher safe, so wash it by hand. It is not microwave safe or oven safe, which makes it a bowl for serving and display rather than for heating anything. For styling, set it on a pale stone or wooden surface and fill it loosely with a handful of shells or pebbles, leaving some of the well clear so the curve of the rim still shows. The styling props shown are not included.

How big is the Audra bowl?

It is 30cm across and 7.5cm tall, with a shallow well that holds 100ml inside a thick, rounded rim. It weighs 1.6KG.

Can I put it in the dishwasher?

No. The maker lists it as not dishwasher safe, so it should be washed by hand after each use.

Can I use it for food?

Yes. The maker lists it as food safe, so it works for a small serving of olives, nuts or sweets as well as for display.

Can it go in the microwave or the oven?

No. It is neither microwave safe nor oven safe, so use it for serving and display rather than for warming or cooking food.

What is it made of?

It is made entirely of stoneware with a white glaze. Because of the nature of the glaze, the colour can vary slightly from one bowl to another.

Are the shells included?

No. The bowl comes on its own, and the styling props shown, including the shells, are not included.